Dying Quote by Evangeline Lilly

If I waited till I felt like writing, I'd never write at all.

— Anne Tyler

When I am not writing, I'm dying.

— Neil Diamond

Not writing would be like going the rest of your life without having dreams.

— Stephen King

Writing was always something I had. I need this to survive when I'm empty, and losing my mind. My pain is in the words…

— Jeremy Limn

I go through periods of not writing. Until there's something I can't find in the world that I need, so I write.

— Daphne Gottlieb

Writing makes you feel that there is a reason to go on living. If I couldn't write, I would stop breathing.

— Paul Auster

I go through long periods of time when I don't write, and I'm fine.

— Ann Patchett

Writing is like travelling. It's wonderful to go somewhere, but you get tired of staying.

— Langston Hughes

I hate writing. I will do anything to avoid it. The only way I could write less was if I was dead.

— Fran Lebowitz

I have to go on writing because I wouldn't be able to go on without writing. It is the only function that works for…

— Farley Mowat

Writing is finally about one thing: going into a room alone and doing it, putting words on paper that have never been there in…

— William Goldman

Writing is like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer. It always feels good when you finish.

— Ray Guy